High Speed Internet Factsheet

CNET News – And instead of battling local governments in court and in the legislature, AT&T joined forces with them to give them what they all seem to want–low cost, high-speed Internet access using Wi-Fi. James Cicconi, senior executive vice president of Cont

Forbes – FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Asoka USA, a leading HomePlug(R) powerline network solutions provider, today announced Wisper High Speed Internet has selected Asoka products for its wireless broadband installations. Wisper will now put Cont

Xinhua News Agency – BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhuanet) — Cellular operator Sprint Nextel Corp. and wireless Internet provider Clearwire Corp. are reportedly back at the negotiation table hammering out the ways and wherefores of combining their high-speed wireless WiMax Cont

American Reporter – companies, who control the line into the Internet users’ homes (usually through ADSL connections over traditional telephone wires) want to create varying levels of service for Internet content of their choice. They plan to reserve high-speed Cont

Forbes – The joint board recommended that the FCC establish three separate funds to support broadband, cell phone service and “providers of last resort.” The agency is currently considering whether to cap payments to cellular carriers, but has been unable to Read More

San Diego Union-Tribune – Otherwise, your only option is to watch on broadband Internet at www.telesud.us , with prices starting at $5.99 per match. Too bad. Because the Africa Cup of Nations, currently being waged across Ghana, remains the wildest ride in an increasingly Read More

RTT News – 1/30/2008 10:20:21 AM InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC) on Wednesday revealed the launch of its SlimChip family of mobile broadband solutions, which the company said it would offer manufacturers flexible options to accelerate their time to market with Read More

Silicon Republic – The registry put the strong growth in dot.ie domain names down to the efforts of re-sellers, IEDR s process improvements, increasing broadband availability and internet take-up, consumer demand for safe, reliable domain addresses and the Read More

MSN MoneyCentral – MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing Read More

MSN MoneyCentral – Budget Waste Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BDGW) today released information regarding the current financial situation of Broadband Communication Services Inc., the assets of which Budget intends to purchase in the near future. BBCS has been in business over 15 Read More

Worcester Telegram & Gazette – on the Internet or sending e-mail, but still using your computer in an area where there is a public wireless network, disable your wireless connection. If you re using an external Wi-Fi card, you can remove it. If you re using an internal WiFi Cont

Star Online – Maps finds your current location by using nearby WiFi base stations and telecommunication towers to triangulate your position. It then can give you navigation guides to other places. Unfortunately, the feature to find your current location won t be Cont

Egypt Today – Netgear has announced it will be bringing its WiFi Skype Phone to Egypt in late November. The handset will connect to a wireless network without requiring a computer connection, and will allow the use of Skype s voice-over-IP to make cheap local Cont

Sporting News – I assume the entire state of Arizona is WiFi enabled this week, so I should be able to do some posts from Media Day in a few hours. If you don t hear from me by Noon ET, the reporters have revolted and taken the bloggers hostage. Call the Cont

NBC 11 – However, it also uses full-speed WiFi Internet connections. The price ranges from $499 to $599, plus a two-year AT&T service fee of up to $100 a month . Technology news Web sites reported Thursday that at a companywide meeting, Apple CEO Steve Jobs Cont

ZDNet Blogs – O’Grady @ 5:02 am Categories: WiFi , Airport Tags: Apple AirPort Express , IEEE 802.11 , Home Stereo , IEEE 802.11n , Apple Inc. , With Apple s announcement of the MacBook Air they ve clearly stated that the future is wire free and that hard wired Cont

Akron Beacon Journal – Other downsides include Verizon’s confusing phone interface, the lack of WiFi connectivity and the lack of an easy way to automatically push messages from a work account or other e-mail address to your phone. You can check Web-based e-mail. Sprint’s Cont

Contra Costa Times – At a different spot on the Internet broadband, Traveling Jewish Theatre’s executive director Sara Schwartz and artistic director Aaron Davidman sit in the auditorium of the company’s South of Market theater, chatting about the nature of Jewish Read More

MSN MoneyCentral – AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (OnMedia NYC, Venture Summit East and West, OnHollywood, the Broadband Digital, Stanford Summit, and Going Green) and quarterly Read More

ZDNet Australia – if elected to government. Labor fires first tech shots in official election fight On the first official day of the federal election campaign, Labor has placed IT at the centre of its agenda for growth, issuing a challenge to the Coalition on broadband Read More

Guardian Unlimited – September, state-controlled Telekom said it would spin off its mobile business into a separately listed firm, TM International, to help unlock the value of its fastest-growing operations, separating it from its more staid fixed-line and broadband Read More

San Francisco Gate – The additional regulations (net neutrality supporters) seek will only serve to stifle broadband deployment and innovation during this period of economic uncertainty,” said Claudia Jones, a spokeswoman for AT&T. But his clout continues to grow as more Read More

Zawya.com – The company is investing not just in ADSL, WiFi and IPTV broadband technology but also in wireless broadband and we look forward to making further coverage and speed improvement announcements during the course of 2008,” said Qtel COO Sheikh Fahad bin More Here

News-Democrat – The shop features free WiFi for connecting to the Internet and live music on Fridays and Saturdays. Neal also plans to start open mike nights for budding musicians and poets. He’s not worried about the competition from other coffeehouses along Main More Here

Converge Network Digest – The technology creates a wireless network by combining signals from hundreds or thousands of low-power radio repeaters installed on rooftops, balconies and windows, extending WiFi access to city residents in their homes and businesses. Through More Here

DailyTech – What I don’t get is why we can’t get free wifi for iPhone customers. Pretty easy to This is one of the nice perks that T-Mobile gives it wifi enabled phone customers. More Here

MSNBC – The Miami-based airline is testing in-flight Internet services, aiming to be the first U.S. airline to offer wireless Internet. “We think it’s a great opportunity for passengers to enjoy another service on the cutting edge, and we feel like it’s More Here

WebWire – Verizon last year introduced several packages that enable customers to bundle a Verizon Freedom calling plan with unlimited calling, all-digital DIRECTV in-home video service, Verizon High Speed Internet service where available, and Verizon Wireless More Here

BusinessWeek – If the economic punch starts squeezing consumers especially hard, some mobile subscribers may start cutting back on their wireless Internet usage and premium services such as mobile TV. Though Verizon recently maintained that its consumer businesses More Here

Daily Chronicle – Teachers there had their own classrooms, which were equipped with wireless Internet access so students could bring laptops. There were multiple computer labs, while DeKalb High School has just one. Classes were small, and it was easy to get to know More Here

Palm Beach Interactive – Several Palm Beach County voters who tried to cast ballots early Friday were turned away, and others were forced to spend extra time at the polls because of a computer problem at early voting sites. The wireless Internet cards that poll workers use More Here

Reuters UK – Analysts say the major carriers could use the new spectrum to offer consumers more advanced services such as broadband access via mobile phones and wireless broadband to laptop computers. Continued Reuters 2008. All Rights Reserved. Cont

Chicago Tribune – A typical $99 triple-play bundle includes a premium level of television service, broadband Internet service and a feature-laden landline telephone package with free domestic long-distance calls. U.S. households typically spend $150 to $200 a month on Cont

CNBC – It also means expanding broadband access across America, and particularly to rural communities. “Again, in our infrastructure challenge there is job-creating opportunity — to reinvigorate the American economy. Global Warming “Global warming is the Cont

TSN – See who TSN’s panel of experts picked for their 2007-08 fantasy pool, and stay informed with the latest insight and analysis on TSN Broadband from TSN.ca’s Scott Cullen and Nic Sulsky. Jan. 24: Fantasy Hockey News – Stars are Falling; the latest Cont

MacNN – Apple s Abstract: A system for automatic configuration and authentication of network devices is disclosed. A network base station, e.g., a wireless router, includes an RFID transceiver. A network device includes an RFID tag. Then the network device Cont

E-Commerce Times – The new Mail, Maps, Stocks and Weather applications now available for the iPod touch are handy, convenient and useful additions that ride on the device’s WiFi connection. However, these apps quickly remind the user what the touch lacks: a better Cont

San Antonio Express News – These luxurious rooms include free-standing “throne tubs,” soaking rooms, multiple flat-screen televisions, WiFi, and minibars that house wine, coffee and snacks, Nash stated in his recent report “What’s in, What’s Out with Cont

Edmond Sun – Communication Solutions features the AT&T 8925 Tilt, with a three megapixel camera, built-in WiFi and the newest Windows package. Drew Harmon/ (Click for larger image) Communication Solutions guys, from left, store manager Matthew Tanghe, Oklahoma Cont

Silicon.com – And new forms of technology, such as cheap broadband, voice over IP and wireless internet access, along with recent UK employment legislation , have all been helping unchain workers from their desks – and keep them in their pyjamas. But it’s not just Read More

Raleigh News & Observer – The transaction, which closed on January 11, 2008, is the twelfth such acquisition by ERF Wireless of a Texas-based wireless Internet service provider (WISP). The acquisition includes all of the current customers and network infrastructure equipment Read More

MSN MoneyCentral – AT&T Inc. is making wireless Internet free at more than 10,000 hot spots nationwide for the company’s broadband customers, including 39 in Memphis. The plan is geared toward AT&T’s wireless-enabled devices such as iPhones and PDAs, which are growing Read More

Reuters UK – Companies qualified to bid include major carriers AT&T Inc (T.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) and Verizon Wireless, as well as possible new competitors like Internet company Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote , Profile , Research ), EchoStar Communications Read More

Washington Post – We booked hotels with free wireless Internet, because we were going to blog about our vacation (see http:/ / onthereal4.com ). COST: About $850 each, which included ski passes, diners, gas, hotels, a New Year’s Eve bash in Boston , the ferry to Martha’s Read More

Palm Beach Post – Several Palm Beach County voters who tried to cast ballots early Friday were turned away, and others were forced to spend extra time at the polls because of a computer problem at early voting sites. The wireless Internet cards that poll workers use Read More

Softpedia – Birmingham Board of Education members learned today that they will have to provide wireless Internet service in every school in order to use the XO Laptop, which every student in grades one to eight will receive in March. “You need to add a router to Read More

MobileMag – Nokia’s Virtual Keyboard Is Not a Touchscreen – posted on Wednesday January 23, 2008 1:02 PM CST Hello Moto, Goodbye 34% of Earnings – posted on Wednesday January 23, 2008 12:54 PM CST Broadband Satellite Wi-Fi Access Being Tested on Southwest Airlines Read More

Forbes – CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to the Champaign-Urbana, Ill., area. The expansion spans approximately 4,900 square miles around Read More

Forbes – With over USD $500 million recently invested here in broadband and WiMAX infrastructure, we are projecting Internet penetration to increase to around 16% over the next three years. We will leverage our leadership position to generate cross traffic Read More

Forbes – Amphenol has a diversified presence as a leader in high growth segments of the interconnect market including: Military, Commercial Aerospace, Automotive, Broadband Communication, Industrial, Information Technology and Data Communications Equipment Read More